Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOG test scores by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1505)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
370150000588	1041	Bolton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Bolton Street	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4247	389	32	11.9	99.0%	38 (9.8%)	207 (53.2%)	114 (29.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	$12,762			$2,058			$10,705	33.3	23.6	1200	159
370357002601	1042	Cape Fear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-3767	545	37	14.7	72.3%	313 (57.4%)	51 (9.4%)	153 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$10,210			$1,054			$9,156	33.3	32	1057	15
370009000031	1043	Hiddenite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 Sulphur Springs Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2503	374	27	13.9	73.0%	268 (71.7%)	12 (3.2%)	78 (20.9%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$9,824			$1,202			$8,623	33.2	42.5	887	156
370331002175	1044	Havelock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Cunningham Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5106	272	24	11.3	98.9%	118 (43.4%)	59 (21.7%)	42 (15.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	48 (17.6%)	$12,745			$1,955			$10,790	33.2	42.8	881	163
370192000854	1045	Union Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3523 Triangle Lake Road	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2130	524	35	14.9	99.4%	31 (5.9%)	286 (54.6%)	113 (21.6%)	64 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	$10,545			$1,525			$9,020	33.1	29.4	1098	53
370261001087	1046	Contentnea-Savannah School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 Ferrell Road	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-8591	859	57	15	99.7%	258 (30.0%)	428 (49.8%)	134 (15.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	$9,328			$1,658			$7,670	33	28.1	1122	76
370114000478	1047	Reeds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	791 South NC Hwy 150	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5620	266	18	14.4	66.9%	236 (88.7%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$9,910			$984			$8,926	32.9	33.2	1033	14
370126000534	1048	Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	2415 E Geer Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3920	563	48	11.8	99.5%	21 (3.7%)	204 (36.2%)	311 (55.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$12,627			$1,574			$11,053	32.9	35.3	1001	47
370150000617	1049	Diggs-Latham Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	986 Hutton Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4102	418	41	10.2	99.3%	50 (12.0%)	155 (37.1%)	186 (44.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$13,182			$2,117			$11,065	32.9	21.2	1243	194
370039000114	1050	Dublin Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	7048 Albert Street	Dublin	28332	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-2202	227	14	15.9	98.7%	85 (37.4%)	58 (25.6%)	69 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	$11,628			$1,747			$9,882	32.9	37.8	960	90

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOG Mathematics, EOG Reading, EOG Science test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.